cotorra
See also: Cotorra
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cotorra.
Pronunciation
Noun
cotorra f (plural cotorres)
- any of various species of small parrots or parakeets
- (figurative) chatterbox
- Synonym: xerradora
Hypernyms
- (small parrot): lloro
Derived terms
- cotorra argentina
- cotorra de Kramer
- cotorra multicolor
- cotorreta
Further reading
- “cotorra”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Spanish
Etymology
Simplification from cotorrera, from cotarrera, from cotarro, from coto, from Latin cautus (“defended”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈtora/ [koˈt̪o.ra]
- Rhymes: -ora
- Syllabification: co‧to‧rra
Noun
cotorra f (plural cotorras)
- small parrot
- magpie
- chatterbox
- (Mexico) an unmarried woman past the normal marrying age according to social traditions
- Synonym: solterona
Related terms
Adjective
cotorra f sg
- feminine singular of cotorro
Further reading
- “cotorra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024